Definitions for chiral

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chiral chi·ral

Spelling: [kahy-ruh l]

IPA: /ˈkaɪ rəl/

Chiral is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in chiral (achilr).

Definitions for chiral

adjective

1. (of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.

Origin of chiral

1894; chir- Greek cheír hand + -al¹; coined by Lord Kelvin